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Apr 4 • 8 tweets • 5 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
Interesting thread from Edwin. It does fall into a couple of traps as far as a European reader is concerned.

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Firstly, there is no consisderation of the position of 🇳🇴🇪🇺🇮🇸🇱🇮. In short, why would this be good for us? Without that argument, this falls short.

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Why is the first thing that is discussed a UK opt-out, a major opt-out in fact, in this case Schengen? Just accept the package as is and apply for #EEA. Stop with the #ExtrawurstGroßbritannien

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But overall, this proposal has huge merit in that it is a) sane, and b) does not impinge on European freedom of action in the way that UK membership obviously would.

I would like to see a period of direct effect while trust was rebuilt.

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So, @edwinhayward, it is obvious what the benefit to the UK is. What's in your proposal for Europe? 🤔😃⭐️
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Any thoughts, @georgebernhard ?

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Apr 6
I have sympathy with incrementalist rejoiners, but there is no disguising this problem for them.

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No matter what relationship they ask for to get closer to Europe, Europe will retain its strategic and decision-making autonomy.

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This applies most obviously to the SM. The complexity of agreeing new rules and regulations, the tradeoffs needed, are already too complex without adding the UK.

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Mar 8
The obvious question for Brexiters and for Britain is:

What did you expect?

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theguardian.com/world/2023/mar…
The response is fairly typical. "Well Britain can set its own rule and buy British" and so forth.

But actually this is a problem of Brexit that is widespread in different industries and likely to be exacerbated.

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Britain is a large arms producer. It is also host to a major financial centre.

In both cases Brexiters insist that UK will continue exporting and trading because it is "important".

Here though we can see the lie become apparent.

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Mar 6
Despite Europe's global leadership in regulation, this has been apparent to leaders in Bxl and capitals for years. The expansion to Central Europe, the CU with Turkey, and the close relationships with Ukraine and others are meant to give those states a close relationship with

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the regional order, and to bulk up the region, in the event that the global order fails (owing to security, public health, environment, etc.)

This has been very successful, exporting not just European standards, but stability and European values in many cases too.

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the recent European generosity towards the UK in the protocol can be seen in that light: major UK divergence is now little more than a chimera; it will be dependent on Europe for regulation; it needs to be taken into the tent so as to contribute.

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Mar 4
Not such a good idea to talk about winners and losers.

For one thing, the UK and its citizens had "lost" once they had voted for Brexit and engaged A50.

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economist.com/europe/2023/03…
For another, Europe needed to protects its member states, citizens and way of life. It this it succeeded absolutely.

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But it is telling that the Brexiters and many Britons feel they have "lost". Quite simply, life is worse outside Europe and there is strength in unity.

But it is also clear that Brexit, apart from being foolish, was plain directionless from the off.

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Mar 2
@anandMenon1 points out that Labour and Cons really have the same Brexit policy now, both in substance and in image.

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theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Labour presumably understand the need to differentiate themselves so as to get remainer support (not just votes). Yet so far nothing.

If we assume that Labour has been actively forming relationships in Bxl, Paris, Berlin and so forth as the gov in waiting...

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Is it possible that there have been no announcements on how to make Brexit a bit less painful because there is little interest on the part of Europe?

Alternatively, do they not understand what Brexit is doing to the UK?

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Mar 2
Very interesting article. Yes, accessible and balanced.

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It looks to me like the "Stormont brake" will never be used, because the trade measures that'd follow would be enormous and fall disproportionately on WM parties' English constituencies.

Good. It won't leave potential lacunae in the SM or drag us into NI's byzantine politics.
You'd have to say, this, along with continued checks and monitoring at Larne, should go a long way to protecting the SM from lower GB standards.

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